Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	death_n	know_v	resurrection_n	1,580	5	9.6777	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68336	The soules solace A sermon preached at the solemne funerall of William Favvcit gent. in the parish-church of West-ham in Essex, May 18. 1631. and since enlarged. By Edmund Layfielde Bachelour in Divinity, preacher of St Leonards-Bromley in Midlesex, by Stratford-bow.	Layfield, Edmund.	1632 (1632)	STC 15334; ESTC S106788	149,497	147

to know those blessed ones and be cast out so our joy will be to know them and be called in among them into the bridegroomes chamber And as our father Adam (q) Si enim Adamus virtute Imaginis divina concreatae ei quomodo nos non etiam secundum eandem Imaginem transmutati de gloria in gloriam a domini spiritu sanctos beatos ejusdem corporis membra agnosceremus Chy●●nit Harmon in Matt. 17.3 Tum enim omnes ut Nazianzenus habet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pura illuminatione Sanctae Trinitatis fulgebimus erimusque 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 juxtae promissinem salvatoris Iohn 6.45 ibid. by vertue of the concreated Image of God when hee did awake out of sleepe knew Evah his wife to be taken out of his side Gen. 2.23 So when we awake in the day of resurrection out of the bed of the grave from the sleepe of death by vertue of the same perfected and glorious Image wee shall know our fellow Saints who were taken out of the side of the second Adam when hee fell asleepe upon the crosse and gave up the Ghost And as after Christs resurrection the Saints who were raised out of their grave wherein their bodies slept went into the holy City and were known again of their friends unto whom they appeared Matt. 27.53 So shall the Father know his Sonne the wife her husband the Disciple his Instructor and one friend of Christ another when they shall all be raised againe by the voice of the Archangell to attend the Iudge of the world into his eternall kingdome nor is this knowledge difficult for him to bestow who enabled Samuel to know Saul whom he had never seene before 1. Sam. 9.17 Iohn Baptist yet in the womb to take notice of Christ presence and for joy thereof to leape in his mothers belly Luk. 1.41 Howsoever modesty will not easily vary from reason (r) Quaecunque dicuntur neque contra Scripturas neque sine rationibus Physicis Theologicis reprehendi non possunt Zankius and Authority (ſ) Tene mecum sancti viri Ambrosij sententiam jam non ejus authoritate sed ipsa veritate firmatam Aug. ep 112. cap. 23. Has sententias de re tanta virorum tantorum non ob hoc interponere volui ut cujusquam homini sensum tanquam Scripturae canonicae authoritatem sequendum arbitreris sed ut illi qui aliter sapiunt conentur mente videre quod verum est ne tam doctos divinorum eloquiorum tractatores temere reprehendant S. Aug. ep 112. Hucusque Origines cujus nos maluimus in hac disputatione duntaxat peritiam sequi quam stuliam habere scientiam noscientium S. Hieron ep 138. Quid igitur faciam tantum virum temporibus suis disertissimum reprehendere non auder qui confessionis suae merito vitae industria eloquentiae clariate ubicunque Romanum nomen est praedicatur S. Hiron 141. de Hilario Sed ne quis me vim facere Scripturae putet amare opinionem ut historia auferam veritatem ut quia novitia musta contemnis saltem veteris vini authoritate ducaris S. Hier. ep 138. yet if any man see just cause to thinke otherwise I contend not with him (t) Eligat unusquisque quod vult studiosumme magis quam malevolum probet S. Hieron To. 3. ep 113. Cavendum ne dum altercando quaerimus vestigare quomodo possit videri Deus ipsam pacem sanctificationemque perdamus sine qua nemo possit videre Deum S. Aug ep 112 c. 21. upon condition that whiles hee waves the question hee will make his Election sure and certaine (u) 2. Peter 1.12 and worke out his salvation with feare and trembling (x) Philip. 2.12 that Christ may know and acknowledge him before his Father in the kingdome of heaven (y) Matt. 10.32 To prove himselfe whether he be in faith 2. Cor. 13.5 To know God and whom he hath sent Iesus Christ which is life eternall Iohn 17.3 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Mat. 5.8 and whosoever hath this hope in him purgeth himselfe as God is pure 1. Iohn 3.3 This is for every Christian a duty of necessity (z) Plus valet in hac inquisitione viven●● quam loquendi modus Nam qui didicerunt à Domino Iesu Christo mites esse humiles corde plus cogitando orando proficium quam legendo audiendo S. Aug. to● 2. ep 112. the other a quaere that savours more of curiosity (a) Augustinus scripsit epistolam Evodio de quaestionibus ad salutem non necessariis S. Aug. 10. 2. ep 102. Multae quaestiones sunt in quibus salva fide qua Christiani sumus aut ignoratur quid verum sit sententia definitiva suspenditur aut aliter quam res est humana infirma suspicione conjicitur S. Aug. Praestat dubitare de occultis quam litigare de incertis idem which if it be not bounded and banked with moderation humility will greedily devour both many pretious houres and at length eate out the very heart of saving knowledge It s the forbidden tree which none may touch without danger (b) Aut si non est qui possit exponere melius est aliquid nescire secure quam cum periculo discere S. Hieron ep 22. cap. 13. Priculosa sunt tam loquentibus quam audientibus S Hieron tom 1. ep 11. Secret things belong to God the things revealed to us and our children Deut. 29.29 Wherefore eate the fruit of revealed truth Drinke the water of comfort out of thy well (c) Mitte quod esse nequit quaere quod esse potest In Heaven there will be no want of whatsoever may increase thy joy If thou be worthy as once Photinus told the Proconsul (d) Et tu si dignus fueris videbis 2. B. Cowper in Revel cap. 6 v. 9. Thesbi solvet dura nodos quaestiones Proverb Drusius Praeterit lib. 1. ad Matt. 17.11 Te quoque hoc ipsum orare non dubito ut inter nos contena●ntes veritas superet non enim tuam quaris gloriam sed Christi cumque tu viceris ego vincam si meum errorem intellexero è contrario me vincente tu superas S. Hieron Aug. ep 89. thou shalt see God face to face and thy friends with God Till which time teach thy soule to set such a true valew of Christ as she may say Whom have I in heaven but thee and I desire none in earth besides thee Vse 4. Whom have I in Heaven What have I in heaven saith the Cardinall Here Bellarmine (e) Omnino retinenda est nostra lectio Bellar. in loc rowes with the tyde and sets his sailes to a Romish gale of winde (f) Alij sunt qui tenent pastorales cathedras ut Christi gregibus consulant alij vero ut suis honoribus temporalibus